The Crystal Lake South Gators will take on the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Crystal Lake South is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rolling Meadows on Saturday. Crystal Lake South fell just short of Rolling Meadows by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Mustangs are ranked 24th).
Ali Ahmed wasn't going to let Rolling Meadows walk away unscathed as he scored both of Crystal Lake South's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, Jacobs has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the first. They and Mundelein finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Crystal Lake South's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8-1. Jacobs' draw gives them a new season record of 7-8-6.
Crystal Lake South was able to grind out a solid win over Jacobs in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Crystal Lake South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jacobs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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